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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965122203321

Titolo

Medical countermeasures dispensing : emergency use authorization and the postal model : workshop summary / / Institute of Medicine of the National Academies ; Clare Stroud, Lori Nadig and Bruce M. Altevogt, rapporteurs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2010

ISBN

9786612948589

9780309186506

0309186501

9781282948587

128294858X

9780309158046

0309158044

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (95 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StroudClare

NadigLori

AltevogtBruce M

Disciplina

362.18

Soggetti

Emergency management - United States

Emergency medical services - United States

Disaster medicine - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Workshop Summary""; ""Appendix A: References""; ""Appendix B: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Invited Speakers and Panelists and Workshop Planning Committee Members""

Sommario/riassunto

"During public health emergencies such as terrorist attacks or influenza outbreaks, the public health system's ability to save lives could depend on dispensing medical countermeasures such as antibiotics, antiviral medications, and vaccines to a large number of people in a short amount of time. The IOM's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events held a workshop on November



18, 2009, to provide an overview of current threats, recent progress made in the public health system for distributing and dispensing countermeasures, and remaining vulnerabilities."--Publisher's description.